Sakoli Vidhan Sabha Election Result 2019 in Maharashtra: Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole of Congress Wins MLA Seat in Assembly Polls

Mumbai, September 27: Polling in Sakoli Vidhan Sabha seat in Maharashtra will take place on October 21. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been winning Sakoli assembly seat since the last two elections. The sitting MLA from Sakoli is BJP's Kashiwar Rajesh Lahanu. Before 2009 polls, the Congress held the seat for 10 years. This time, the contest will remain between the BJP and the Congress. This year, the Congress declared Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole as its candidate, while the BJP nominated Parinay Ramesh Fuke. Patole has been elected as an MLA. Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019: BJP Gets Lion's Share, Shiv Sena Agrees on Fewer Seats.

According to the schedule of Maharashtra polls announced by the Election Commission, the last date for filing nominations is October 4. The poll panel will scrutinise nominations on October 5. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is October 7. Voting will take place at as many as 90,403 polling stations on October 7. The Election Commission will announce results on October 24. The term of Maharashtra assembly ends on November 9. Nearly 9 crore people are eligible to participate in the electoral exercise. Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019: Congress-NCP to Contest on 125 Seats Each.

In 2014, the BJP came to power winning 122 seats in Maharashtra assembly elections. The Shiv Sena, which broke alliance with BJP ahead of polls, managed to bag 63 seats. The Congress and the NCP contested polls separately and won 42 and 41 seats respectively. Bahujan Vikash Aghadi and the PWP won three seats each. Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM secured two seats.

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